ArtistInfo

Michael Anderson

voc, eb,
Country, Rock and World
A.k.a. Michael James Anderson

Michael Anderson (born in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is a songwriter, guitar & bass player, producer, and author who has written songs for John Fogerty, Juice Newton, Pam Tillis, Phil Seymour, Rebecca St. James, and others in rock, pop, country, and CCM. He has been a staff writer for EMI and BMG Publishing in Nashville, as well as MCA /Universal and Criterion Music in Los Angeles. He wrote the #1 country single, “Maybe It Was Memphis”, several #1 CCM singles, and won a Dove Award for “Hard Rock Song of the Year.” As a solo artist he has released six albums, including two on A&M Records, two on EMI / Forefront, and two independent releases. A former member of The Country Gazette, joining the band in 1978 and leaving at the end of 1981. He had previously played in Texas bluegrass band Roanoke (2).

Instruments

• Vocals
• Bass guitar
• Guitar
• Bass

Genres

• Country
• Rock
• World
• Folk
• Pop

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